Easy Whole Wheat Biscuits

I think everyone is concerned with health now days... and I know that my cooking has taken on a new face.  Low fat, no salt, whole wheat.. etc.  Sounds gross? Never.  Only if you don't know how to spruice things up a bit! Not everything in life should be loaded with cream and butter... but Paula Deen sure knows how to do it right! :) I've been experimenting with using only whole wheat pastas and making my own sauces if I need any.  Talk about FRESH! Talk about GOOD!! It is easy, sometimes not the fastest way, but it is so much better for you!

I found this recipe for whole wheat biscuits and thought I would share them with you.  They turned out really well, and not flat and heavy like I thought wheat ones would turn out.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour (I used King Arthur’s white whole wheat organic flour)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup cold unsalted butter
• 1 cup milk (any kind)

In a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well with whisk or fork. Cut the ½ stick butter into little pea sized pieces and then mix the pieces into the flour mixture. Using a fork, try to mash the butter pieces as you mix it together with the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. It is okay if the outcome just looks like the same pea sized pieces of butter covered with flour. Then pour in the milk and mix it all together. Knead the dough with your hands 8 to 10 times and then turn out onto a counter or cutting board. Pat it out flat with your hands until the dough is a somewhat even ¾-inch thickness (sprinkle with a little flour if necessary). Turn a drinking glass upside down and cut out biscuit rounds. I have also used shaped cookie cutters (like a heart or star) if you have little ones helping you! Then put them on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes or until lightly browned.